Hell - "Victus" (Song Premiere)
Doom that pummels from two angles at once
Urgehal + Spearhead = hell yes
UrgehalPhoto by Jess Tonight Urgehal and Spearhead begin a US tour. (See dates below.) This is a big deal, as both bands rarely play the States. I have a soft spot for Urgehal‘s Goatcraft Torment (Agonia, 2006), as it was the fifth album I reviewed for this site. The album itself has no soft spots. […]
Van Halen - "Panama" vs. Ratt - "Round and Round"
Speaking of Van Halen, have you ever noticed the similarity betweeen “Panama” and Ratt’s “Round and Round”? Both singles came out in 1984, but I’m not sure which was written and/or released first. I’d guess that “Panama” was written first, due to (a) Eddie Van Halen’s tendency to have tons of material lying around, often […]
Pure Testosterone #8: Hells Kettlebells
Garage days revisited
Hello Black Hole - 'In No Good Hand' (Album Premiere)
The return of Goatspeed from Beastmilk is all post punk fury.
Ember Sun Confront Creeping Despair "On Heaven and Earth" (Early Album Stream)
We’re premiering the debut album from Grecian funeral doom outfit Ember Sun (featuring Lorthar, ex-member of Order of the Ebon Hand).
Outer Heaven Unveils "What Lies Beneath" Death Metal Itself
A bludgeoning new video: superb death metal from the Pennsylvania quintet’s hotly anticipated debut full-length “Realms of Eternal Decay.”
Friends of Hell Honor Their Doomed Origins on "Friends of Hell" (Early Track Stream + Interview)
Friends of Hell’s (ex-Reverend Bizarre, ex-Electric Wizard) self-titled track on their self-titled debut summons all their unholy riff-finding might.
Venom's Welcome to Hell Turns 30
Sons of Satan
Aduanten's "Sullen Cadence" Stokes the Fires of Melodic Death Metal (Video Premiere)
Watch a new video for the title track from the Texan melodeath group’s debut EP, out earlier this year.
